There is no statute of limitations on murder in Arkansas or any other state. That is why the authorities may continue to investigate an unsolved murder for decades. The odds for a conviction, however, are reduced as time passes with no arrest or prosecution. This is...
In Arkansas as in other states, the charge of first-degree murder is the highest degree of homicide. It includes the aspect of deliberate planning, lying in wait or other elements of intentional and knowing homicide. The prosecution must prove that the accused acted...
In Arkansas battery of a law enforcement officer is a felony. The crime involves knowingly and without legal justification causing physical injury to a person that he or she knows to be a law enforcement officer. An Arkansas State University student was recently...
In Arkansas criminal prosecutions, there are often cases where the defendant admits to the alleged behavior but the case turns on whether there was a defense to it or whether the defendant acted with criminal intent to commit the crime. Additionally, some criminal...
